Family Matters article Mar 1996
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Submission Feb 2009
Inquiry into Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities
Health, welfare, education and security of children in regional and remote Indigenous communities.
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Family Matters article Mar 2000
How children view their parents' divorce
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Media release Jul 2018
Children in separated families feel left out and left "in the dark" when it comes to decisions about their lives
Children and young people want to be heard more often in family law decision-making and to have their views taken seriously by both parents and professionals, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
Indigenous community development projects
This evaluation is focused on early learnings from Indigenous community development projects
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2005
The recruitment, retention, and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carers
Examines the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres people caring for children removed from their parents
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Family Matters article Sep 2010
Developmentally sensitive parental contact for infants when families are separated
Family Matters article
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Family Matters article Apr 2011
Unfit mothers ... unjust practices?
This article discusses the wealth of material on adoption in Australia, which include historical records, analyses of historical practices, case studies, expert opinions, personal testimony provided to two parliamentary inquiries, but the limited empirical research on the issue of past-adoption practices and its impact on those involved.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Contact with non-custodial fathers and children's well being
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Well being of young people in different family circumstances
This paper examines the financial, physical and emotional wellbeing of adolescents from sole-mother and couple families, some of whose parents are in paid work and some not.